Coster  m



June 14, 1927.

F. M. SPUR R AUTOMATIC VALVE FOR USE IN FISH STALLS AND LIKE PLACES Filed Jan. 25, 1924 FqsTer M.5pufr ywwkw Afiys.

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; Application filed an ar 23, 1924. Seria1iNo;:687 ,935.

Fish stalls other similar places where i fish issold at'retail areusuallyequippedwith fauoet .sit i iated abovezthe bench on which the fisharevcleaned an'd a. flexible hose conneotedtofthe fauceu this equipment being for thepurpose of washingthelish as theyare T cleanech-y Y 1 The devices of this sort which are now in j commonmsehave a valvewh' ch has to be manually openedand manuallyclosed, and in using, such devices, therstore, -the person cleaning thefish has to reach up andjopen the'faucet when he Wishesto wash the fish, v and afternthelisl 'i s washed by manipulating the flexible hose and directing the stream of water gonto it, such person has to reach up tothe faucet again andclose itiotl. Thiscontinual. opening and closing of the faucet not only-consumes considerable time, especially 'on busy days when sales are being rapidly made, but 1t also requires considerable man ua-l effort on the part of theoperator.-. .7

It risjoneof theobjects ofmy invention to.

provide, animproved faucet or valvefor this; use whiohiis sofconstructed that the valve can be opened by merelypullingslightly onv the; flexible hose,iand-will be closed automath cally when the pulling strain {is lreleased,

With my improvements, martingale nece's sity of continually reaching up to open and close the fauce t is obviated and all the op eratorhas to do when hewishes to wash hsh is simply to seize the end of the flexible hose,

\ ings a selected embodimentthereof which will now be described after which the novel features will claims.

lvalve embodying my apparatus;

2isla horizontal sectional View showing the valve in section;

stop finger 20. U

:be pointed out in the appended Fig. l is a perspective;viewillustrating a Fig. 3is'a fragmentary View showing the In the drawings 1 indicates generally a' benchor cutting table onwhich fishmay be dressed. Extendingfrom the wall2 above the bench or table is a water supplypipe 3 to which my improved valve 4 is connected.

lwhii iaii air-tug tea; may-a when preferably use, alself-closingjrvalveof some type and one which has ahandle or arm ens; 1

tending; therefrom by which it-may be opened or closed. V, I l In the construction herein shownthe which is rigidly secured anarm' 7 by which the valve; maybe opened. 'lhe valve element is shown as ac-ylindrical member'which'has r V projectioiisor rolls 8 extending therefrom that coeoperate withcam faces 9 tormediii theJValve casing, these oami faces presentingvalve device comprises the valve'element 5 ,v having -amstem (SyeXtendmg therefrom to: 7

betweenithema recess in which theu'ollis received 10 is aspring acting against the' 'valve "andbyyvhich it is seated-WVhen the arm is turned therebyto' turn thestem and valvcjthe rolls 8. ride up onelor the other of the inclined faces 9 and move the ing the valve, this operationcompressing, the

spring 10. Vhen the arm? is released the spring. urgesthe valve forwardly against its seat causing the rolls 8 to ride down the in};

clined faces 9. I o

While the'valve thus tact'ory one yet I desire to state that so far as the invention is concerned the constructional details of the valve maybe varied; it only'beingnecessaiy that thevalve should be a self-closing valve and one which has an armextending therefrom by whichit may be opened.

. The valve hasanoutlet ipe'l2 extending therefrom which is herein s iown as being di r-ected upwardly and to which aflexible hose 13 is connected in any suitable way as by means of a coupling 14. The portion of the inverted U-shap ed portion 15 and the arm 7 is connected to "the opposite side of the U-shaped portion from that" which is se-'v cured to the valve. 7 p I Any suitablefconnectionbetween the arm 7 and. the hose maybe employed. That herein shown comprises a clamping ring 16 7 which is clamped about the hose and which i is connected to the arm T'by a flexible link parts. i With this pulled downwardly slightly the aim? will described is a satis construction it will be observed: that while normally the'valvewill be closed as shown in Fig. 2 yet whenflthe ho e. 13 is- 7 Valve bodily away from its seat 11, thus open so. a

connection 17 the purpose of the link con m nection belng to' prevent any bindingof the l p I hose adjacent the valve is bent to form an i be moved downwardly into the-dotted line position F ig. 1 thereby opening-the valve. As soon as the pulling strain on the hose is released the valve will automatically close.

Whenever the person using the device desires a supply of'water"fi'omxtheliose 1'3he simply seizes the end of the hose and pulls on it slightly thus openingithe valve'andperinitting the water to flow. While maintaining'the pulling strain he then maymanipulate the end 18 of the hose as necessary to wash the fish or to flushthe bench 1 and when the washing or flushing operation is completed he simply releases the hosewhen the valvewill'be automatically closed.

T he U-shaped portion 15 of the hose providesthe necessary flexible connection for allowing the valve arm 7 'to be moved up anddown. Thespring for closing'the valve must be not only sufiicientlystrong to close the valve properly but must also be strong enough to lift the weight'oi the hose asthe arm 7 moves upwardly in closing the valve. The arm 7 thus not only is the'means'l or opening the valve but it also constitutes a support for the hose when the latter is not in use.

If desired, the arm 7 maybe formed with an extension 19 havinv astop finger'QO that extends underneatlitie delivery end 12 of the pipe, said stop serving to limit the downward movement of the arniTand, therefore, the opening movement of the valve. lhe advantage of this stop is that it prevents any injury to the valve by the applicationof undue pulling strain on the hose 13, such as might be occasioned "by a careless person giving the "hosea violentpull.

lVhile I have herein shown the invention or filling receptaclesin restaurants or in any place where water is to be frequently drawn from a faucet for the:purposeofililling various receptacles or for flushing operations,

- etc.

I claim 1. The combination with a self-closing valve comprising a rotary valve element having an arm rigid therewith, which 'arm by its downward swinging inovementopens the valve, a flexible hose secured to the valve, said hose extending upwardly from the'valve and then downwardly thereby forming-an inverted U-shaped portion, a clamp-secured to the free side of the U-shaped portion, and a linkpivotally connecting the-ari'nxand' the clamp whereby a downward pull on the hose will open the valve.

The combination with a bench or table, of a seliclosing valve situated-above the latter and having ahorizontally-extending arm by which it maybe opened, a fiexi-ble hose connected to the valve and extending upwardly therefrom and then bent into u formation and extending downwardly to the bench or table, means't'or connecting the arm to the free end of the U-shaped"portion'oi the hose. and a stop finger extending downwardlytrom said armand having a laterally extending portion adapted to engage the under side ofthe valve'tl-iereby to limit the valve-opening movement of the arm.

In testimony whereof, I have signed'my name to this specification.

FOSTER M. SPURR. 

